This is an analysis of the poem Next Of Kin that begins with:

I notice when the news comes in
Of one who's claimed eternal glory,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccdd efefddaX gfgfhhaXXffffgghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010110 011101010 01011101 010101010 01011101 11110101 11011101 01010101 11010101 110101010 11011101 010011010 11011101 01110101 11011110 01001101 110010101 010101010 01010101 110101010 10011101 110101001 11010101 01011101 11010101 111101110 00010011 110101010 11010101 01110111 11011100 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; what, and, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Next Of Kin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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